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Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist. She completed the BS/DO program at New York Institute of Technology and was trained at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northwell Health Plainview Hospital and the NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Ahmed is a contributing author to a textbook which is considered a staple during every Physiatrist’s training.  The fourth edition was published in November of 2018 in which she authored the “Pelvic Pain” chapter. She treats recurrent U.T.I. and yeast, chronic constipation, back and hip pain. She is a sought-after academic lecturer and podcast guest due to her expertise in women's health and pain management. 

Tony Adkins is a Physician Assistant in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Orange County. He also works at the emergency department at St. Joseph's Hospital. He is known as the “dancing doc” on social media and his philosophy on treating patients is to individualize each patient on the best practice rooted in a recovery model. Due to his widely-recognized uplifting nature as a provider, Tony has been featured on many television shows such as Good Morning America and Good Day LA. Tony graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine’s PA program and received his master's in public health, global health, and epidemiology at Loma Linda University. He had a non-traditional path to medicine as he initially served in the army for nine years.   

Physician Assistant Brie Marks is currently working in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at St. Luke's University Health Network. Brie got her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University, and later her master’s degree from DeSales University in Center Valley. Brie has experienced working as a PA in in-patient neurology, pediatric psychiatry and critical care. In her free time Brie enjoys being outside, spending time with her family, and reading. She has a YouTube channel dedicated to helping pre-PA students and PA students adjust to the medical space

Dr. Betsy Grunch is a neuro and spine surgeon based at the Longstreet Clinic in Georgia. She got her M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia and completed both her neurosurgery residency and her spine surgery fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. Her main interests are minimally invasive spine surgeries, artificial disc replacements, and the overall advancement of neurotrauma, which includes acute surgical management of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. She is one of Georgia’s top doctors with multiple awards along with placement in the 40 under 40 lists at UGA. During her free time, she goes on family adventures with her husband, two kids, and two dogs. .    

Dr. Anisha Kumar is an otolaryngologist with specializations in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Kumar graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree and Stanford University with a medical degree. She completed her otolaryngology residency at Johns Hopkins. She received training from world-renowned surgeons at Johns Hopkins and did considerable study on patient values in facial plastic surgery and hair transplant operations. With over a dozen peer-reviewed articles, many book chapters, and countless podium addresses at national academy gatherings, she graduated as chief resident. Dr. Kumar performs a wide range of facial aesthetics and rejuvenation procedures, including rhinoplasty, facelifts, eyelid lifts, chin implants, lip lifts, and injectable treatments. Her current research interests include social perception of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and quality of life measures associated with facial deformities.

Dr. Peter Valenzuela who is a family medicine specialist currently based in California where he is Chief Medical Officer for Mercy Medical Group. He attended medical school at UT Southwestern in Dallas and completed his family medicine residency at John Peter Smith Hospital. Dr. Valenzuela spent four years as Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He enjoys hiking, reading, and wine tasting in addition to cartooning. Dr. Valenzuela is the creator of Doc-Related, a web-comic that follows the experiences of physicians, staff, and administrators working within a large health system. He takes a satirical view of the challenges of practicing ambulatory medicine today, with topics including patient satisfaction, provider satisfaction and performance, quality, and compliance.    

Dr. Jill Grimes is a board-certified family medicine physician with a passion for preventative medicine. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, and completed her family medicine residency in Austin, Texas. From co-authoring medical textbooks to serving as a clinical instructor in academic medicine, Dr. Grimes is very much involved with medical studies. She authored her first book titled "Seductive Delusions: how everyday people catch STDs" published by Johns Hopkins. From her nearly 3 decades of experience in family medicine and college systems, she wrote her award winning book that perhaps she is best known for titled “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness”

Dr. Pouya Hemmati is a cardiothoracic surgeon affiliated with the esteemed Mayo Clinic. He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and has been in practice at Rochester, Minnesota. His research interests include congenital cardiac surgery, surgical history, and surgical ergonomics. At Mayo Clinic, he serves on the residency diversity committee. Having previously been a personal trainer, Dr. Hemmati’s interest lies in the complexity of different exercises and strength training in ergonomics, posture, and prevention of career-related injuries. He was selected to represent the American College of Surgeons to meet with U.S. senators and representatives. He is very research-savvy, boasting many research paper publications, poster presentations, lectures, and awards   

Dr. Tiffany Libby is a dermatologist and the director of Mohs Micrographic & Dermatologic Surgery at her workplace. Dr. Libby earned her B.S./M.D. degree in seven years at Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She did her internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr. Libby stayed at Einstein Medical Center as a fellow in Dermatologic/Mohs Surgery & Cosmetics after completing her residency. She is involved in resident surgical education, dermatology research involving oligopeptide transdermal delivery, and co-directs the dermatology resident's weekly surgical clinic.  

Dr. Laura Vater is a writer, lecturer, and hematological oncologist. As a physician writer, she writes narrative medicine articles and is currently working on her first novel.  In 2017, she created a program to assist patients and professionals in organizing and prioritizing their health information (the SMILE Scale), which is now used in schools and clinics across the U.S. and the U.K. She got her master's degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed her doctorate in medicine and Internal Medicine residency from Indiana University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on breast and lung cancer, as well as disparities in cancer prevention.  

Dr. Kelly Casperson is a urology specialist with advanced training in pelvic medicine and surgery. She specializes in urogynecology, which deals with female-specific urological disorders such as stress urine incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and vaginal atrophy caused by menopause and sexual health. She has a very successful podcast titled “You Are Not Broken” with over 300,000 downloads where she discusses misconceptions, research, relationship–all things related to sexual health. Dr. Casperson attended the University of Minnesota for medical school and University of Colorado for her surgical internship and urology residency 

Dr. Alexander Perelman is a gastroenterologist who graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and pursued an internal medicine residency at Yale School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Perelman's areas of expertise include esophageal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer screening and prevention, irritable bowel syndrome, and liver disease. Medical education, endoscopic interventions, and quality improvements are among Dr. Perelman's clinical and scientific interests for research. Dr. Perelman uses his time on quality improvement programs targeted at improving patient access and results 

Dr. Edward Chamata is a prestigious plastic surgeon who specializes in facial, breast, and body aesthetic surgery. He received his plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the esteemed Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Chamata is an accomplished artist whose medical graphics and original artwork have been published in a number of medical magazines. Thanks to his years of art and sculpting training, Dr. Chamata is very meticulous in his surgical approaches. He currently works with Premiere Surgical Arts, where he acquired award-winning body sculpting methods like body contouring, abdominal etching, and buttock augmentation. 

Dr. Mohammad Rimawi is a board-certified podiatrist with specializations in foot deformities and traumatic injuries practicing in NYC. Dr. Rimawi earned his doctorate from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He graduated above the 90th percentile of his class and served as class president for four years. Dr. Rimawi continued on to a three-year reconstructive foot and ankle surgery residency at DeKalb Medical Center and Jefferson Health. He’s a published author, an accomplished lecturer, and an associate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He specializes in general podiatric medicine, podiatric dermatology, minimally invasive reconstructive surgery, including bunions and hammertoes.  

For episode 10, we invited 10 medical students to come and talk to you about their journey through medicine so far. This episode is a sequel to episode 0 where we featured 10 doctors. With the same concept in mind, we asked the medical students 3 questions on general advice, study strategies, time optimization techniques, and unique features of their medical schools. Our featured medical students are multifaceted in their interests, locations, year of schooling, and their overall experiences 

Dr. Jovita Oruwari is a board-certified breast surgeon practicing at Bridgeton, Missouri. She is affiliated with SSM Health Depaul Hospital. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and an associate fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). In this episode, we discuss the importance of annual checkups, the distinction between remission period and being cured of breast cancer, late-stage cancer diagnosis due to the fear of COVID-19, fight against racial inequality, and the life of a female surgeon.

Dr. David Janiczek is the chief anesthesiology resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago Department of Anesthesiology. While he was a medical student at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Dr. Janiczek served in the medical admissions committee for two consecutive years and reviewed hundreds of applications through the committee. He also founded GetAdmittedMD, an affordable and reliable advisory firm for pre-med students. Listen to Dr. Janiczek give insight into anesthesiology, med-school application process, social media's effect on the applications and much more! 

Dr. Alex Schupper is a 2nd year Neurosurgery resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. He is a highly-proactive neurosurgeon who has over 30 publications in scientific research and interested in fluorescence-guided surgery. Dr. Schupper explains what it takes to be a neurosurgeon (i.e. habits, mindset), the impact of patient turnout on a surgeon's mental state, and how to get publication in research!

In this special collab episode, we featured 3 different organizations/programs to bring more resources and information to help students with their pre-med journey. Listen to Pre-med Consultants creator- Adam Nessim, Virtual Program WebShadowers and Medsembly talk about their programs in depth!

Dr. Jeelani is a Fellow of The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is a well-known and highly-skilled reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist. In this episode, we explore the significance of scientific research for premed and medical students, the negative stigma around infertility, and the implications of going to a Caribbean medical school. 

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Day on October 10th, we featured Dr. Anjali - A first year psychiatry resident and consequently, a mental health advocate.  She is also a lifestyle blogger where she documents her journey and experiences through medical school while sharing tips and advices for everyone to follow. Listen to Dr. Anjali discuss the importance of mental health in medicine, insightful literature for pre-med students, and pursuing interests outside medicine!

Dr. Dylan Greeney is currently a dermatology resident at Indiana University. He was a non-traditional medical student because he initially served in the army as a combat medic and army nurse. He was deployed from 2007-2008 in Iraq during the Iraq war, where he tended to over 900 patients. He also competed in many bodybuilding shows and is an active social media influencer. Listen and learn from the Versatile Doc about non traditional path to medicine, fitness, skincare and much more!

In this episode, We welcome Dr. Leela Athalye- a board certified Dermatologist.  She serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Western University Dermatology Program and practices both general and cosmetic dermatology for adult and pediatric patients. We explore the field of Dermatology, review study strategies and discuss early cancer detection. 

For our first episode, we have Dr. Dara Kass- a prominent voice for the advancements of women in medicine.  She is a recipient of many prestigious awards such as 45under45 EMRA award and many more. She is also the founder and CEO of Feminem and the treasurer of Gender Equity in Medicine Research Foundation. We dive into entrepreneurship, gender gaps in medicine and social disparities during COVID-19. 

As an introduction to the podcast, we featured 10 doctors who are either in residency or recently finished residency to share their medical experiences by answering questions on misconceptions, advice, and study strategies. These physicians come from diverse fields in medicine such as dermatology, allergy & immunology, pediatrics, physical medicine & rehabilitation, internal medicine, cardiology, and plastic surgery.